There is a plethora of ways to use the word “chino” (Chinese) in colloquial Latin American Spanish. While "chino,-a" often refers to a person with indigenous and or Asian physical characteristics, depending on context it can also reference orange juice, cannabis, curly blondes, children, a gaucho’s wife, fifty cents and even public figures. Through the folk etymology of the word chino, Diccionario Chino delves into the historical realities of Asian migration to Latin America, coolie geography and the depth of Latin-Asian cultural syncretism.
Hardcover; fabric cover; 12 pages; 29 illustrations